Communist Revolution Has Begun

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Of course, but there’s no government ‘peg’ price. It’s completely manipulated by ‘authorized dealers’ and cartels.

There is no inherent, stable value to the dollar. They deliberately destroy its value at a stable rate now, to favor debt.

There is no inherent stable value to magic rocks.

There is though. They have a finite scarcity, and utility, which gives them a theoretical value in trade. Unlike fiat currency, which is infinite and thus worthless.

This is why every historical fiat currency has ended in hyper-inflation and collapse.

Feel free to stockpile precious metals to your heart's content if this is what you believe.

[SuburbanFarmer]

There is no inherent stable value to magic rocks.

There is though. They have a finite scarcity, and utility, which gives them a theoretical value in trade. Unlike fiat currency, which is infinite and thus worthless.

This is why every historical fiat currency has ended in hyper-inflation and collapse.

Feel free to stockpile precious metals to your heart's content if this is what you believe.

I have. They're the only guarantee of stored value, other than real estate.

[C-Mag]

Trumps speech at Mount Rushmore tonight was a direct attack on the Commies.

Well done POTUS

[Xenophon]

I've been reading some of Curtis Yarvin's (Mencius Moldbug) newest stuff. His current project is called the Gray Mirror of the Nihilist Prince. In his most recent newsletter, he brings up the current pushback against cancel culture by people identifying as being on the Left. He quotes Maistre, and I thought it was quite poignant.

It is long since such an appalling punishment has been seen visited on so many sinners. No doubt there are innocent people among the unfortunates, but they are far fewer than is commonly imagined.

It is frightening to see distinguished intellectuals fall under Robespierre’s ax. From a humane standpoint they can never be too much mourned, but divine justice is no respecter of mathematicians or scientists.

Too many French intellectuals were instrumental in bringing about the Revolution; too many approved and encouraged it so long as, like Tarquin’s wand, it cut off only the ruling heads. Like so many others, they said, a great revolution cannot come about without some distress.

But when a thinker justifies such means by the end in view; when he says in his heart, a hundred thousand murders are as nothing, provided we are free; then, if Providence replies, I accept your recommendation, but you shall be one of the victims, where is the injustice?

Essentially, the very people who encouraged the sort of discourse we have now are the same ones now slamming on the brakes, not knowing that the brake lines have already been cut.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Moldbug might have some egg on his face if it turns out that the liberal-state is the only organ powerful enough to actually ameliorate cancel-culture.

[Xenophon]

Moldbug might have some egg on his face if it turns out that the liberal-state is the only organ powerful enough to actually ameliorate cancel-culture.

Yeah, but the leftists who don't like cancel culture are in the minority, and lack any real will to act. They'll pontificate via the blogosphere, and that's about it.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Moldbug might have some egg on his face if it turns out that the liberal-state is the only organ powerful enough to actually ameliorate cancel-culture.

Yeah, but the leftists who don't like cancel culture are in the minority, and lack any real will to act. They'll pontificate via the blogosphere, and that's about it.

I'd wager that most leftists don't really understand what cancel-culture is, or how long it has been happening. If they don't read conservative/classically liberal sources, then they will be mostly unaware of many of the deplatforming kerfuffles.

The fact that they haven't been targeted much until now just puts them on a different point of the change-curve - but the progressive-left click-bate blogger position of "its just public criticism that doesn't really effect freedom of speech" will become more untenable if cancellations proliferate. I expect the center-left to figure it out, eventually.

But, I'm an optimist.

[Zlaxer]

Moldbug might have some egg on his face if it turns out that the liberal-state is the only organ powerful enough to actually ameliorate cancel-culture.

Yeah, but the leftists who don't like cancel culture are in the minority, and lack any real will to act. They'll pontificate via the blogosphere, and that's about it.

I'd wager that most leftists don't really understand what cancel-culture is, or how long it has been happening. If they don't read conservative/classically liberal sources, then they will be mostly unaware of many of the deplatforming kerfuffles.

The fact that they haven't been targeted much until now just puts them on a different point of the change-curve - but the progressive-left click-bate blogger position of "its just public criticism that doesn't really effect freedom of speech" will become more untenable if cancellations proliferate. I expect the center-left to figure it out, eventually.

But, I'm an optimist.

Cancel Culture needs to be called what it is - Maoism...

[SuburbanFarmer]

It’s just corporatism. All the millions of HR sensitivity programs and corporate blandness campaigns coming home to roost.

[Martin Hash]

It’s just corporatism. All the millions of HR sensitivity programs and corporate blandness campaigns coming home to roost.

Yes. Cowards & sycophants. Politicians are worse though: it’s nepotism vs. Special Interests.